Considering that the recovery time for the surgery to repair the dislocated right wrist of linebacker Gerris Wilkinson is 6-8 weeks, it made sense that today the Giants placed the valuable special teams player on season-ending injured reserve.

To take his place on the roster, the Giants signed cornerback D.J. Johnson off the Broncos practice squad.

Johnson is a 6-1, 191-pound rookie out of Jackson State who was not drafted and signed as a free agent by the Broncos.